Patents by Inventor Anja Hoffmann

Anja Hoffmann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11033589
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of delivering an active substance to the oral cavity and relates to mucoadhesive active composition and corresponding mucoadhesive dosage form, which can deliver an active substance within the oral cavity, especially an orodispersible tablet for delivering probiotic substance. The present invention also relates to a method of producing the said composition and a method of processing the composition into a mucoadhesive dosage form, especially an orodispersible tablet. The present invention moreover relates to a system and a method for testing the mucoadhesion of a dosage form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Symrise AG
    Inventors: Rolf Daniels, Anja Hoffmann, Marcus Götz, Jörg Fischer, Kerstin Holmgren
  • Publication number: 20200078422
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of delivering an active substance to the oral cavity and relates to mucoadhesive active composition and corresponding mucoadhesive dosage form, which can deliver an active substance within the oral cavity, especially an orodispersible tablet for delivering probiotic substance. The present invention also relates to a method of producing the said composition and a method of processing the composition into a mucoadhesive dosage form, especially an orodispersible tablet. The present invention moreover relates to a system and a method for testing the mucoadhesion of a dosage form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Rolf DANIELS, Anja Hoffmann, Marcus Götz, Jörg Fischer, Kerstin Holmgren
  • Publication number: 20170071988
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of delivering an active substance to the oral cavity and relates to mucoadhesive active composition and corresponding mucoadhesive dosage form, which can deliver an active substance within the oral cavity, especially an orodispersible tablet for delivering probiotic substance. The present invention also relates to a method of producing the said composition and a method of processing the composition into a mucoadhesive dosage form, especially an orodispersible tablet. The present invention moreover relates to a system and a method for testing the mucoadhesion of a dosage form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Rolf Daniels, Anja Hoffmann, Marcus Rudolf Götz, Jörg Thilo Fischer, Kerstin Holmgren
  • Patent number: 7771408
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a disposable absorbent article, e.g. a diaper, having a backsheet, an absorbent core and a topsheet, said absorbent article having a length L, said topsheet having an opening and primary elasticated areas and secondary elasticated areas, the latter being curved or angled, having an overall curvature with a radius of from 0.3 L to 3.2 L, wherein the average transverse distance between a primary elasticated area and a secondary elasticated area of a crotch side portion is preferably at least 15 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joerg Mueller, Cornelia Martynus, Anja Hoffmann, Mattias Schmidt, John Costello, Ann Sullivan, Gregg Flender
  • Patent number: 7597689
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent article with a backsheet and a first topsheet, is capable of being at least partially in contact with the wearer's skin when in use. The first topsheet being a fibrous three-dimensional web, having bonded regions where the fibers are bonded to another, and unbonded regions, where the fibers are unbonded to one another. The fibers extend from at least one unbonded region into at least two bonded regions, typically in the form of loops. The bonded regions form the support structure for the unbonded regions, and the surface area of the unbonded regions is at least 2 mm2. The topsheet has a thickness (caliper) of between 0.1 and 5 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Anja Hoffmann, Joerg Mueller, Heike Opper, Georg Pescher, Mattias Schmidt
  • Patent number: 7592308
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and products for improved production of the lantibiotic mersacidin. There is provided a method of producing a mersacidin variant which comprises introducing into a cell which is a ?MrsA host cell an expression vector encoding said variant, and recovering said variant from the cell culture. Preferred variants include the novel variants of Table 1, e.g. mersacidin F3W, said mersacidin F3W optionally having a further one or more variations, e.g. mersacidin F3W G8A. Also provided is a Bacillus cell which is a SigH deficient strain of Bacillus sp. HIL Y-85,54728 (NCIMB Accession Number NCIMB 41211); this cell may also be used in the production of mersacidin and its variants. Further aspects of the invention include a DNA cassette which comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding the mersacidin mrsA propeptide, and a method to transform a Bacillus HIL host cell with plasmid, which method includes the step of electroporation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Novacta Biosystems Limited
    Inventors: Michael John Dawson, Jesus Cortes Bargallo, Antony Nicholas Appleyard, Brian Arthur Michael Rudd, Steven Boakes, Gabriele Bierbaum, Anja Hoffmann, Stephanie Schmitz
  • Publication number: 20080033388
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a disposable absorbent article, e.g. a diaper, having a backsheet, an absorbent core and a topsheet, said absorbent article having a length L, said topsheet having an opening and primary elasticated areas and secondary elasticated areas, the latter being curved or angled, having an overall curvature with a radius of from 0.3 L to 3.2L, wherein the average transverse distance between a primary elasticated area and a secondary elasticated area of a crotch side portion is preferably at least 15 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Joerg Mueller, Cornelia Martynus, Anja Hoffmann, Mattias Schmidt, John Costello, Ann Sullivan, Gregg Flender
  • Patent number: 7273476
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a disposable absorbent article, e.g. a diaper, having a backsheet, an absorbent core and a topsheet, said absorbent article having a length L, said topsheet having an opening and primary elasticated areas and secondary elasticated areas, the latter being curved or angled, having an overall curvature with a radius of from 0.3 L to 3.2L, wherein the average transverse distance between a primary elasticated area and a secondary elasticated area of a crotch side portion is preferably at least 15 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joerg Mueller, Cornelia Beate Martynus, Anja Hoffmann, Mattias Schmidt, John Costello, Ann Sullivan, Gregg Flender
  • Publication number: 20070117749
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and products for improved production of the lantibiotic mersacidin. There is provided a method of producing a mersacidin variant which comprises introducing into a cell which is a ?MrsA host cell an expression vector encoding said variant, and recovering said variant from the cell culture. Preferred variants include the novel variants of Table 1, e.g. mersacidin F3W, said mersacidin F3W optionally having a further one or more variations, e.g. mersacidin F3W G8A. Also provided is a Bacillus cell which is a SigH deficient strain of Bacillus sp. HIL Y-85,54728 (NCIMB Accession Number NCIMB 41211); this cell may also be used in the production of mersacidin and its variants. Further aspects of the invention include a DNA cassette which comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding the mersacidin mrsA propeptide, and a method to transform a Bacillus HIL host cell with plasmid, which method includes the step of electroporation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: Novacta Biosystems Limited
    Inventors: Michael Dawson, Jesus Cortes Bargallo, Antony Appleyard, Brian Rudd, Steven Boakes, Gabriele Bierbaum, Anja Hoffmann, Stephanie Schmitz
  • Publication number: 20060058765
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a disposable absorbent article, e.g. a diaper, having a backsheet, an absorbent core and a topsheet, said absorbent article having a length L, said topsheet having an opening and primary elasticated areas and secondary elasticated areas, the latter being curved or angled, having an overall curvature with a radius of from 0.3 L to 3.2L, wherein the average transverse distance between a primary elasticated area and a secondary elasticated area of a crotch side portion is preferably at least 15 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joerg Mueller, Cornelia Martynus, Anja Hoffmann, Mattias Schmidt, John Costello, Ann Sullivan, Gregg Flender